Rusty Urchip

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Rusty Urchip
(Sideropeloris rusty)
Artwork of Rusty Urchip
Species is extinct.
21/135, Habitat loss (Ice age)
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Mancerxa
Konydonta
Echinopoda
Siphonodonta
Koskinosyringia
Siphonuksipidae
Sideropeloris
Sideropeloris rusty
Week/Generation 17/114
Habitat Clayren Coast, Ovi Coast, Ittiz Coast
Size 10 cm Long
Support Unknown
Diet Filter-Feeder
Respiration Unknown
Thermoregulation Unknown
Reproduction Sexual, 2 Sexes, Eggs into the Water


The rusty urchip replaced its ancestor the guardian urchip. It no longer changes colors and is a rust red color now; this helps it blend into the rusty sand on the western coast of Wright. Its legs have gotten stronger so it can walk away from danger faster, however it usually will stay in one spot filter-feeding all day. If in danger it can tuck its legs into its shell, although its long tube-like beak is still exposed, so it will tend to dig this into the sand with its spiked shell facing upwards. They will mate once a year during the summer solstice so they will have a better chance of fertilizing the eggs in a massive cloud along the coastline.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Belumbias (subclass Siphonodonta)
  • Raq Urpoi (class Echinopoda)